Notebook: Who'll carry the ball next year?

8:36 PM,
Jan. 13, 2013

Green Bay Packers running back DuJuan Harris (26) shows his frustration as he looks on from the sideline in the final minutes of Saturday's NFC Divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The Packers must decide whether he's best used as their starter or as a change-of-pace back. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media

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Rob Demovsky
Press-Gazette Media

The Green Bay Packers finished the season with four running backs on their active roster and two more on injured reserve.

At one point or another this season, five of the six backs took a turn as the team's primary ball career, but none of them is a lock to be the team's starter next season.

Perhaps the best bet is DuJuan Harris, the street free agent who was promoted to the active roster last month and finished the season as the starter. However, the Packers must decide whether the 5-foot-8 Harris is big enough to be their primary running back or is better as a change-of-pace back. ...